At 85 years old, Jerry Sonenblick, a former attorney and local author, still wants to max out on life.

“I believe to retire completely is to stagnate,” says Sonenblick. “They say in order to keep your mind going you must engage in something new. For me it’s writing, that’s a whole new endeavor, because it’s constantly a new set of facts.”

Sonenblick spent 22 years as a private attorney in Tucson, specializing in real estate, commercial transactions and corporate litigation. He officially retired six years ago, he explains, but has no intention of slowing down.